Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-15
FORTUNE FINDERS.

The Luck of Some New Orleans Men In the
June Drawing of the Louisiana State Lot,
terry.
About noon on Wednesday three mer
stepped into the private Office Of the Louis
lana State Lottery Company, and theil
smiling faces betrayed their errand. They
were John W. Tenny, an engineer, and
Charles Dennis and John Moran, watch
men, all three at present in Government
employ, the latter on board the United
States Government boat General Newton
and Tenny is engineer Of the Ruby, the
boads now lying near the Exposition
grounds, preparing for a trip TO the Atch
afalaya.
Dennis had q twentieth Of the ticket
which won the 5000, 900 prize, rolled ny
carlessly between his fingers. He straight
ened it out on the table, and said:
= There it is boys we've got it"
You see," said Dennis, this is q
combine We each buy ticket every
month, form pool, and divide the profits
We have been buying tickets for several
years, and at last we struck il"
1t was this ticket that did the busi.
ness" said Tenny. Moran aud
bought ours, but Dennis did not have a
chance to go down town. He finally asked
a friend of his to bring him up dollar
ticket. Dennis got his dollar ticket and
put il in the pool ! thought no more Of
it until the morning after the drawing.
had the blues, but when ] saw the Pcdy'
une-you can guess the rest. There on
top of the column were the figures 81, 749,
and opposite them the $500, 600 prize.
That is our number, and 30 Dennis, Moran
and told the boss we had impor. ant
business down town, and here we are"
what sre you going 10 do with the
money!" asked the reporter.
''This in confidence. We intend 10 de-
plete our finances considerably by having
good time, Gnd after that we may 90 back
TO work just the same ~ ever. In fact, we
may not quit work at ALI"
Just then check for the money they
had won was brought 10 them, and the trio
departed rejoicing Dennis Is from CouD-
ty Clare, ireland, 80 years Of age, has been
in America since childhood, and in New
Orleans for five years. One Of the frst
habits he acquired was 70 buy a lottery
ticket monthly, and now he In glad be did
it, Moran is an Orleanian bred and born.
Tenny is from North Carolina, and says IL
is the first time he has bed his name in the
papers. All three are unmarried and jolly
good fellows.
The little Office had not been long va
Gated when In came another caller. IL was
letter carrier p. J. Mooney without bis
uniform. Mooney had found his luck 1T
last, and he found Il with dollar ticket
in the June drawing Of the Louisiana State
Lottery Company. He Is native Of New
OrleaLs. % years Of age, In married. and
lives with bis family at 40 Ursulines
street. In 1884 Postmaster Merchant ap-
pointed him 20 carry mail and he was re-
tanned under the Democratic admiinistta-
ton.
Mooney did not believe much in lottery.
He bought one ticket for dollar and won
nothing. Tins confirmed his belief or rather
lack oft. A few days before the June
drawing he determined TO try sezin; among
the five tickets he bought was one bsssins
the magic fgures, 52,7i9. They were
magic TO him for they opened the pta u
fortune in day and made him eompsra-
lively rich man. Mooney bought his tick
ets two days before the drawing, and when
be saw the Hieaysne on Wednesday morn
ing his Joy can well be imagined-So. 52,-
749 had won the 500. 600 prize.
Mooney says be viii invest his m0ney
and carry his mail bag with lighter
heart.
There we're no other capital prize bold
ers who called that day, the other ffsc-
tons being held In distant parts Of the
country, but the reception of smaller bold
ers continued until the doors were closed,
tickets were presented and cashed, and the
June drawing had been lueky one for
many. No matter in what mood The ezil-
ers came, they all departed smiling, -Hos
Orleans (Laj Rosysas, ysas 1a, 1851.